SPZS - 54 Spazzer® 5400 Spacer Bar, SPBG - 1 ½ X 3 ¼ Bar Guard™
ClarkDietrich TradeReady® Spazzer® 5400 spacer bar is a pre-notched, 16-gauge, galvanized steel spacer and bridging bar, engineered to facilitate the rapid, efficient erection of exterior curtain wall framing, load- bearing walls and high interior partitions constructed of structural studs. Until now, most bridging in steel studs was accomplished with cold-rolled channel that required bridging clips or welding. The Spazzer bridging bar is equipped with proprietary prepunched slots that reduce installation costs up to 40% and provide excellent torsional and lateral stud restraint. The Spazzer Bar Guard™ retainer clip or the Spazzer Snap-In Grommet should be used to secure the Spazzer bar when used in load-bearing applications.
Product Dimensions:
1-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 50"
Material Specifications:
Gauge: 16 gauge (54mil)
Design Thickness: 0.0566 inches Coating: CP60 per ASTM C955 Yield Strength: 50ksi
ASTM: A653/A653M, C955
Load-Bearing Wall Installation
The TradeReady Spazzer 5400 bar is passed through the stud knockouts and rotated 90° into position, engaging each side of the knockout. For load-bearing studs, the Spazzer 5400 bar guard retainer clip requires screws to keep the bar in place. The TradeReady Spazzer 5400 bar should be installed at a maximum 4' o.c. vertically or per specification, and should not be used in studs over 6" wide.
Non-load-Bearing Wall Installation
The TradeReady Spazzer 5400 bar is passed through the stud knockouts and rotated 90° into position, engaging each side of the knockout. For 20 gauge studs, the Spazzer 5400 bar guard retainer clip requires screws to keep the bar in place.The TradeReady Spazzer 5400 bar should be installed at maximum 5' o.c. vertically or per specication, and should not be used in studs over 6" wide.
U.S. Patent No. 6,708,460 and other patents pending